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GSN Reveres the 'King of Late Night Television' Johnny Carson With a Day Long Salute of His Appearances on Such Classic Game Shows as 'I'VE GOT A SECRET,' 'WHAT'S MY LINE?,' 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' and 'PASSWORD'
Carson Tribute Airs Saturday, January 29 From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. ET/PT
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 25 -- Johnny Carson, the
undisputed king of late night television, will be honored by GSN in a six-hour
tribute featuring several of Carson's early career appearances on classic game
shows Saturday, January 29 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET/PT. Carson, who hosted
"The Tonight Show" for 30 years, died Sunday, January 23 at the age of 79.
Known for his wry wit, Carson's humor was evidenced early on in his career
in some of these classic game show moments from such popular series as I'VE
GOT A SECRET, WHAT'S MY LINE?, TO TELL THE TRUTH and PASSWORD. In this GSN
Carson tribute, viewers also will see rare appearances from Lucille Ball,
Steve Allen, Henry Morgan, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche and Kitty Carlisle, among
others.
CARSON TRIBUTE SCHEDULE (EPISODIC INFORMATION) ALL TIMES ET/PT
9:00 A.M. (TO TELL THE TRUTH -- OAD: 12/5/60) Bud Collyer hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Betty White, Don Ameche,
and Kitty Carlisle with Wilma Rudolph as guest celebrity.
9:30 A.M. (TO TELL THE TRUTH -- OAD: 1/2/61) Bud Collyer hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Betty White, Don Ameche
and Kitty Carlisle.
10:00 A.M. (TO TELL THE TRUTH -- OAD: 10/2/61) Bud Collyer hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill and Kitty
Carlisle with Tom Poston as guest celebrity.
10:30 A.M. (TO TELL THE TRUTH -- OAD: 12/18/61) Bud Collyer hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Dina Merrill and Ralph
Bellamy.
11:00 A.M. (WHAT'S MY LINE? -- OAD: 7/30/61) John Daly hosts celebrity
panelists Johnny Carson, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf and
Dorothy Kilgallen with Nancy Walker as mystery guest.
11:30 A.M. (WHAT'S MY LINE? -- OAD: 4/8/56) John Daly hosts celebrity
panelists Johnny Carson, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf and
Dorothy Kilgallen with Ray Bolger as mystery guest.
12:00 P.M. (WHAT'S MY LINE? -- OAD: 5/28/61) John Daly hosts celebrity
panelists Johnny Carson, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf and
Dorothy Kilgallen with Sophia Loren as mystery guest.
12:30 P.M. (PASSWORD -- OAD: 1/23/62) Allen Ludden hosts celebrity
panelists Johnny Carson and Pat Carroll.
1:00 P.M. (I'VE GOT A SECRET -- OAD: 1/11/61) Gary Moore hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Betsy Palmer, Bess Myerson
and Henry Morgan with Patrice Munsel as guest celebrity.
1:30 P.M. (I'VE GOT A SECRET -- OAD: 2/11/59) Gary Moore hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Betsy Palmer, Bess Myerson
and Henry Morgan with Rocky Graziano as guest celebrity.
2:00 P.M. (I'VE GOT A SECRET -- OAD: 2/10/60) Gary Moore hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Betsy Palmer, Bess Myerson
and Henry Morgan with Steve Allen as guest celebrity.
2:30 P.M. (I'VE GOT A SECRET -- OAD: 2/15/61) Gary Moore hosts
celebrity panelists Johnny Carson, Betsy Palmer, Bess Myerson
and Henry Morgan with Lucille Ball as guest celebrity.
GSN, the Network for Games, is the only U.S. television network dedicated
to game-related programming and interactive game playing. The network
features game shows, reality series, documentaries, video game programs and
casino games. As the industry leader in interactivity, GSN features 84 hours
per week of interactive programming, which allows viewers a chance to win
prizes by playing along with GSN's televised games via GSN.com. Reaching 56
million Nielsen homes, GSN is distributed in the U.S. through all major cable
systems and satellite providers. The network is jointly owned by Sony
Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation. For further media
information, visit GSN's press website at corp.gsn.com.
SOURCE GSN
Web Site: http://www.gsn.com
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